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(No Model.) C. HOTZ 8v M. CONRAD.

WAGON AELE. No. 388,975. Patented Sept. 4, 1888.Y

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CHRlS'lOPH HOTZ AND MARTIN CONRAD, CF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WAGON-AXLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,975, datedSeptember 4, 1888.

(No model.)

To all roh/)722. may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnnis'rorn Ho'rz and MARTIN CONRAD, both ofChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in \Vagon-Axles; and we do herebydeclare that the following is a'full, clear, and exact de scriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of refereneeuiarked tliereon,which form apart of thisspecification.

This invention relates to devices for more iirinly securi ng skeins uponthe arms of wooden wagonaxles; and it has for its object to provide asimple, effective, and conveniently-applied construction for thispurpose, and one which also serves asa truss or strengthener for theaxle.

rlhe nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying`drawings and the following description.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the principal part of thefront axle of a heavy wagon, having the skeins secured thereon inaccordance with our improvement. Fig. 2 is an under side view of thesame axle. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the wroughtmetal link whichforms part ofthe fastening.

A. represents a wooden wagon-axle; B, one of the two sheet-steel skeinscovering the arms of the axle, E', the usual extension of the skeinreaching inward over the side and under surfaces ol' the axle, and C aseparate collar or harter-band clamped about the skein. To each oftheextensions B ofthe two opposite skeins is welded or otherwise united abar, D, usually of thicker material than the sheet ol' which the skeinis formed, and extending on the under side of theaxle to within a shortdistancesay two or three inches, more or less-of the middle of the axle,said barD forming astrong,` continuation of the extension B of theskein. The free end of the bar D is turned outwardly or downwardly fromthe axle to form a short shallow hook, d, having,` a slight concavity onthat' lateral surface thereof which is directed toward the skein towhich it is connected. Then the two skeins provided with bars D D areapplied to the opposite ends of the axle, the free ends of said bars DDstand atashort distance apart, (desir-ably from four to six inches.) asshown clearly in both Figs. l and 2 of the drawings. After the skeinsprovided with these bars have been irinl y forced upon opposite ends ofthe axle, in the usual way or otherwise, a wrought-iron or forged-steellink, E, Fig. 3, is dropped over the hooksclfl while het, and the sidesof the link are then bent inward ordownward, or both, so that the endsof the link will be drawn closely into the slight depressions of thehooks d d. rlhe link is then allowed to cool, and in thc cooling thereofsaid link by its contraction is made to tightly draw upon the oppositehooks, tending to retain the skeins securely in their place.

The device described may he applied to both front and rear axles, and inthe front axle the space within the link between the hooks d d affordsroom for the protrusion ofthe king-bolt.

The construction described constitutes, as stated, a simple,inexpensive, easily-applied, and extremely secure device for the purposehad in View, and, moreover, serves t-o greatly strengthen the axle byits action as a truss.

NVe claim as ourinvention The combination, with a wagon-axle andopposite skeins, B B, thereon, of the bars D D, connected with theskeins and provided with hooks l (l at their proximate ends, and ashrunk-rnetal link, ll, embracing said hooks, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we ai'tix oursignatures in prcsence ot' two witnesses.

CHRlSTOPH HOTZ. MARTIN CONRAD.

llitnesses:

XVM. B. DALE, WM. WRATH.

